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English Vocabulary 2
Word | Definition |
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Narrative | The telling of a story or an account of an event or series of events. |
Dialogue | A conversation between tow persons |
Setting | When and where the story takes place |
Narrator | In narrative,the person telling the story |
Speaker | The "Voice" narrating a poem |
Protagonist | The main character in a literary work |
Antagonist | A character or force in conflict with the main character |
Conflict | A struggle between tow opposing forces |
Inference | A logical guess based on evidence or reasoning |
Theme | The universal truth about life expressed in the passage |
Point of View | The perspective from which the story is told |
First Person | A character narrates the story with I-me-my in his or her speech |
Third-Person Omniscient | The narrator is not in the story but knows and describes all the characters thoughts and ideas |
Third-Person Limited | The narrator is an outsider who sees into the mind of one of the characters |
Symbolism | The practice of using a person,thing,or object to represent something else |
Irony | When the reality of a situation is the opposite of what is expected |
Tone | The writers or speakers attitude toward the subject of a story,toward a character,or toward the audience |
Mood | The overall feeling of a story |
Figurative Language | Language that uses words or expressions with meaning that is different from the literal interpretation |
Simile | A sentence that compares two unlike things using "like" or "as" |
Metaphor | A comparison of two unlike things without using "like" or "as" |
Personification | Giving human traits to non-living things |
Hyperbole | An extreme exaggeration |
Foreshadowing | When an author mentions or hints at something that will happen later in the story |
Flashback | When an author refers back to something that already took place in the story |
Audience | Who the author is trying to persuade |
Argument | A reasoned defense of a position or claim |
Claim/Thesis/Position | What the author believes or wants to prove to his or her audience |
Evidence | Facts,reasons,data, or opinions to support a claim |
Counterargument | An argument that opposes your claim |
Allusion | A reference to a well-known person,place,or event |
Emotional Appeal | An argument that appeals to the readers emotions |
Logical Appeal | An argument that makes sense,appeals to what you know is right or smart |
Chronological Order | Presents information in sequence or in the order in which it happens |
Cause and Effect | Shows what happens and why it happens |
Compare and Contrast | Shows similarities and differences between two or more things |
Rhyme | The repetition of similar sounds |
Alliteration | The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words |
Imagery | Description that appeals to the senses |
Plot | Sequence of events in a story |
Connotation | All the meanings,associations,or emotions that word suggests |
Denotation | Dictionary definition of a word |
Primary purpose | The main reason |
Emphasize | Highlight or reiterate;make point stronger |
Stanza | The "paragraphs" in a poem |
Ellpses | ...Indicates that something has been omitted |